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WHO: Number of Dead and Infected by Ebola Grows
November 21, 2014Geneva:The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 15,145 people became infected by Ebola in eight West African countries, and the number of deaths from this cause amounted to 5,420.
“Army Northern Games – 2014” Held at Vaddukkoddai Jaffna College Grounds
November 21, 2014Grand finale of “Army Northern Games – 2014” on Wednesday (19) at Vaddukkoddai Jaffna College grounds saw many Army athletes serving in Jaffna receive awards and certificates for their excellent performance displayed during the three day sports festival. Soldiers of Security Force Jaffna (SF-J), divided into four teams as Headquarters SF-J (HQ SF-J) and Forward Maintenance Area (FMA) North, 51 Division, 52 Division and 55 Division even sometimes under bad weather conditions exhibited their spirit of soldiering, endurance, discipline and spirit-de-corps participating a range of events and games.
President to vest in the people "Sirimuthu Uyana" Housing Project today
November 21, 2014President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the invitation of Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa will declare open another 12-storey housing project with 546 housing units for people living in underserved settlements today (21).
Election Commissioner takes measures to publish Elelction date
November 21, 2014The Elections Commissioner issuing a release said that interms of the paragraph (3A) of Article 31 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri L:anka, formal notification of the Proclamation by the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa "expressing his intention of appealing to the people for a mandate to hold office, by election, for a further term", has been received by the Dept. of Elections a around 1330 hrs on Nov.20.
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